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I V GAROUSEL. No. 510,747. Patented Dec. 12, 1893.

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ATENT MILTON 'l. WESTON, OF KENTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TOMETELLUS THOMSON, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,747, dated December12, 1893. Application filed August 4, 1893. $erial No. 482,388. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, MILTON T. WESTON, 'of Keuton,in the county of Hardinand State of Ohio, have invented a' new and Improved Carousel, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement 1n carousels or merry-go-rounds,and it has for its object to so construct the machine that shafts andgearing may be dispensed withindriving the same, and to provide adriving mechanism of exceedingly simple character,

and which will render the machine exceedinglgllght and consequentlyreadily manipuate vide a novel means wherebythe machine may be stoppedwhenever occasion may demand.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forminga part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a partial side elevation of; the improved machine; and Fig.2isa horizontal section taken practicallyon the line 22 of Fig. 1. I I IIn carrying out the invention a mast 10, of any desired material and ofany approved shape is employed as a center. preferably made polygonal incross section, and is tapered longitudinally, being narrowest at itsupper end. The mast is provided at 1ts upper end with a pin 11, adaptedto support a cap 12, which is usually of a conical shape, and isprovided with a marginal base flange 13, anda pin 14 at its top, the pinbeing adapted to engage with the center of a tent or awning, to assistin supporting the same over the machine. The mast at its foot hassecured to ita number of horizontal beams 15, and the beams are furtherconnected with the mast through the medium of braces 16, suitablyapplied, the braces and the base beams being made detachable from themast. At a predetermined point in the length of the A further object ofthe invention is to pro- The mast is are locked together when occasionmay de-' mand, thus rendering bothof them stationary, through the mediumof a lock lever 19, of any approved construction. The form of lock levershown in the drawings consists of a straight handle having guidedmovement upon the mast, the said handlebeing passed up through asuitable opening made in the inner section a of the drum, and at itsupper end the handle is provided with a head 20, located at a rightangle to the handle, which head, when the two sections are to be rigidlyconnected, may be dropped between lugs 21 and 22, shown in Fig. 2,formed respectively upon the upper face of the inner and outer sectionsof the drum. When the head is carried out of engagement with the lugs,the outer section will be free to turn upon the in ner on e; but asheretofore stated I do not confine myself to the form of locklevers'hown and above described.

A series of arms 23, corresponding in numnected with the lower portionof the ring orhub, and the said friction rollers travel upon a ring ortrack 25 secured upon the mast below the drum. The arms are supported ina horizontal position, and at the same time are free to turn, by rods orlinks,'connected respectively with their outer and inner ends and theflange portions of the cap 12, the outer rods being designated as 26 andthe inner ones as 27, and both of the rods are provided with turnbuckles28, or like devices,

whereby the arms may be raised or lowered as occasion may demand.

instead of holding the outer section of the drum to the inner section bymeans of tongues and grooves as heretofore stated, the two sections maybe held in proper relation by means of the ring or track 25, which inthe drawings, Fl". 1, is shown as held securely to the mast, or 1n fixedhorizontal position, by brackets 29. Each arm has rigidly secured to itand preferably pendent therefrom a carriage A of any approvedconstruction, and the carriage may be made to seat one or more persons;the seats may be made in the form of saddles 30, as shown in thedrawings, or they may have a different shape. Each carriage carries acrank shaft 31, and the crank shaft is provided with as many sets ofpedal cranks 32, as there are seats in the carriage, one set of pedalcranks standing at a right angle to the other set; and each crank shaft,preferably at its inner end is provided with a grooved pulley 33, andnear the carriage a frame or bracket 34, is mounted upon each arm,adjustable through the medium of a set screw 35, or its equivalent, andeach bracket carries at each side an idler pulley 36. An endless cable37 is passed over each pulley 33, of each carriage shaft, up over theidlers 36 on the arm to which the carriage is connected, and each cableis carried in direction of the mast in engagement with guide pulleys 39,located near the inner ends of the arms and around one of the grooves 18in the outer section of the drum.

Thus it will be observed that the cables may be tightened wheneveroccasion may demand, through the medium of the adjusting screws 35, andthat when the crank shafts of the carriages are operated upon, thecables, by frictional contact with the drum, both sections of the drumbeing stationary, will revolve the entire pivoted upper structure of themachine around the mast, and when the revolution of the upper structureis to be stopped, it is accomplished by carrying the lock lever out ofengagement with the outer drum section and thereby permitting thatsection to turn freely around the mast.

Such a construction as has been herein described is not only simple,durable and economic, but it is exceedingly light, as all shafts andgearing are dispensed with with the exception of the crank shafts in thecarriages, and consequently the friction of working is reduced to aminimum, although the machine is revolved by frictional driving devices.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a carousel or like machine, the combination,with a mast, and a grooved drum secured to the mast, of arms pivotallysupported by the mast and adapted to revolve around the drum, carriagessupported by the arms, drive shafts located in the carriages, and a beltconnection between the carriage shafts and the drum, each belt travelingin a groove of the drum, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a carousel, or like machine, the combination, with a mast, a drumsecured upon the mast an d provided with peripheral grooves, and a cappivoted upon the mast, of connected arms held to travel around the mastadjacent to the drum, supporting devices connecting the arms with thepivoted cap, and friction rollers carried by the arms and adapted totravel upon the periphery of the drum, carriages suspended from thearms, drive shaftslocated in the carriages, cables connecting thecarriages with the drum, each cable being passed over a groove of thedrum, and a takeup mechanism over which the cables also pass,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a carousel or merry-go-round, the combination, with a mast, acappivoted thereon, and a drum constructed in two sections, an innersection secured to the mast and an outer section peripherally groovedand capable of turning upon the inner section, and a locking devicecapable of connecting the two drum sections in a rigid manner, ofconnected arms held to revolve around the mast adjacent to the drum,friction rollers carried by the arms and engaging wltha fixed guide uponthe mast, supporting devices connecting the arms with the pivoted cap,carriages supported by the arms, drive shafts located in the carriages,and cables connectingthe carriage shafts with the drum, each cablepassing over a different groove iuthe drum, and

guide pulleys over which the cables likewise pass, as and for thepurpose specified.

4. In a -carousel, or merry-go-round, the combination, with a mast, acap pivoted thereon, and a drum constructed in two sections, an innersection secured to the mast and an outer peripherally grooved sectioncapable of turning upon the inner section, and a locking device capableof connecting the two drum sections ina rigid manner, ofconnected armsheld to revolve around the mast adjacent to the drum, friction rollerscarried by the arms and engaging with a fixed guide upon the mast,supporting devices connecting the arms with the pivoted cap, carriagessupported by the arms, a pulley located upon each carriage shaft,adjustable guide pulleys located upon the arms, and cables passed overthe pulleys on the carriage shafts, over the guide pulleys and aroundthe drum, each cable being located in a diiferent groove in the drum, asand for the purpose set forth.

MILTON T. IVESTON. lVitnesses:

SIMON 13. DE TRAY, JAMns WATT.

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